3 Godfathers

1948 · directed by John Ford

Rating

75/100

Hit

no

Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.

3 Godfathers (1948), directed by John Ford, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Wayne
• Pedro Armendáriz
• Harry Carey Jr.
• Ward Bond
• Mae Marsh
• Mildred Natwick
• Jane Darwell
• Guy Kibbee
• Dorothy Ford
• Ben Johnson

Crew

• Winton C. Hoch — Director of Photography
• Jack Murray — Editor
• Richard Hageman — Original Music Composer
• Frank S. Nugent — Screenplay
• Laurence Stallings — Screenplay
• Robert Nathan — Writer

More from John Ford

1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — 89/100 · hit
5. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
6. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit

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